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GEORGE GONRON, OF NEW YORK, N..Y.

Letters Patent .No. 77,459, dated M'ag 5, 1868.

IMPROVBMEN T IN WATER-OL'OSETS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GEORGE CONRON, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Water-Closets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a side view of my improvements.

Figure 2 is a central vertical section of the same. I

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and eiiective water-closet, whereby the hinged pan and other complicated devices, which are expensive and liable to get out of repair,.are dispensed with.

The part I, which is immediately under the seat, is continuous with the part D, and opens into the pipe B and valve-chamber E above the seat of the ball-valve A, as shown. The seat of the valve is formed by turning out the shoulder b, which results from reducing the pipe B from the valve-chamber E, as shown.

The ball-valve may be covered with vulcanized rubber, to insure a more perfect contact in its seat, and thereby dispense with the labor of finishing the seat of the valve to a smooth surface. I

The rod 1; passes through a sleeve, (1, forms part of the can G of the valve-chamber, and terminates in a knob or handle, H, as shown.

An overflow-pipe, O, communicates with the pipes D and B, entering .thepipe B below the valve, whereby the water from the supply-pipe will pass overnnd below the valve after rising to beyond the height of the pipe C.

This pipe is prevented from acting as a siphon byjan orifice in its vertex, which may open into space, or may be connected with the valve-chamber by a pipe, a, as shown.

By this arrangement the water is kept at a certain height in the part I and valve-chamber E, whereby the same acts as a stench-trap.

When the ball A is lifted, the rapid subsidence of the water above it keeps it from fouling.

The ball is of cast iron, or other metal, and thepipes B, D, and C are of lead or iron.

The part I may be tinned, or glazed withporcclain, if desirable. I

This improvement is of small cost, and operates in a complete and satisfactory manner, as has been proven by the practical use of the invention.

The valve may be easily withdrawn, and all the parts are conveniently accessible, so that it can be cleaned out without delay or the aid of a skilled mechanic.

A modification of the ovcrtlow..pipe is shown in red at C, and communicates with the valve-chamber directly, and pipe 13, as shown, bnt'in both cases the principle ofits action is the same.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- The valve-chamber E, pipe B, pipe D, pan I, overflow-pipe C, and valve A, all constructed and operating together, substantially as shown and described, and for-the purpose set forth.

The above specification cf my invention signed by me, this 19th day of February, 1868.

GEORGE GONRON. Witnesses J OHN UNDERHILL, ALEX. F. Ronnnrs. 

